Type-writing machine.



No. 699,796. Patented May 13, I902.

J. FELBEL 8|. C. GABRIELSON.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 14, 1901.)

4 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

\A/ ITNEEEEE. NVENTEJREL- 1 QMJBJM No. 699,796. Patented May l3, I902.

J. FELBEL 8|. C. GABRIELSON.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

(Application filed may 14, 1901.)

(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 2.

No. 699,796. Patented May 13, I902.

J. FELBEL G. C. GABRIELSON. TYPE WRiTlNG MACHINE.

(Application filed may 14, 1901.] (No Model.) 4 sheets-Sheet 3.

WlTNESS E5 INVENTDRS.

No. 699,796. Patented May l3, I902.

J. FELBEL & c. GABRIELSON.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 14, 1901.)

(N6 Model.)

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WITNESSES.

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AND CARL GABRIELSON, OF GREEN TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of faEttGlS Patent No. 699,796, dated May 13,1902.

Application filed May 14,1901. Serial No. 60,157. (No model.)

To (bZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknownthat we, JACOB FELBEL, of the borough of Manhattan, in thecity, county, and State of New York, and CARL GABRIEL- SON, ofG-reenville, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,eitizens ofthe United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inType-\Vriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

IO This invention relates more particularly to front-strikewriting-machines of the type illustrated in the patent granted to JacobFelbel, No. 657,927, dated September 18, 1900.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved controller forthe antifrictiom balls upon which the paper-carriage runs; to improvethe mounting of the releasable paper-carriage spacing-rack to enable themargin-gage bar arranged in rear of theplaten to be rocked by a key atthe keyboard, so as to unlock the type-operating keys and also to permitadditional movement of the papercarriage; to improve the feed of thepaper around the platen; to improve the mounting of the adjustable frontpaper-guides; to provide improved gages for the side edges of the paper,whereby the latter is guided into the machine; to provide a convenientlyattached and detached envelop or card-guide; to improve the mounting ofthe paper-shelf so that it may be swung forwardly for affording accessto the margin-gage bar and return automatically to its normal position,and also so that it may be readily detached from the carriage whendesired, and to provide an improved support for the platen-scale.

To these ends the invention consists in combinations of devices,features of construction, and arrangements of parts, all as will befully 4 o hereinafter set forth,'and particularly pointed out in theconcluding claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation ofa machine of the type illustrated in said patent and showing 5 thepresent improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional viewillustrating certain improvements in the mounting of the paperfeedingpressure-rollers. Fig. 3 shows a crosssection of a rear longitudinal barforming part of the carriage-frame and of a ball-controller associatedtherewith. Figs. 4 and 5 are front views of the main carriage-bar, fixedcarriage-rails, and key-locking and margingage devices, the formerfigure showing the key-locking position of the parts and the lattershowing the margin-gage bar rocked by a key at the keyboard, so as torelease the typeoperating keys and enable additional movements of thepaper-carriage. Fig. 6 is an end view illustrating the releasingmovement of the margin-gage bar. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of theball-controller employed in connection with the carriage and showing itsrelation to the carriage and carriage-rails. Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of a novel form of paper-gage. Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of thepaper-shelf detached from the carriage. Fl". 10 is a front view of thecarriage. Fig. 11 is a plan of the rear part of the paper-carriage,illustrating the manner of mounting a releas- 7o able letter-spacingrack thereon. Fig. 12 is a cross-section showing a detail of thecarriage-rack release. Fig. 13 is a plan of an adjustable frontpaper-guide and its connected paper-gage both mounted upon a bar eX- 75' tending longitudinally over the platen. Fig. let is a plan taken atthe right-hand side of the machine and illustrating the connectionsextending from the rocking margin-gage bar to the keyboard.

In the several views similar parts are designated bysimilar numerals ofreference and certain portions are omitted or broken away for the sakeof disclosing the invention more clearly.

The framework of the machine comprises a base 1, corner-posts 2, and atop plate 3. Rearwardly-striking type-bars 4, resting attheir forwardends upon a curved pad 5 and pivoted at their rear ends upon a curvedwire 0 6, mounted in a segment 7, are swung upwardly and rearwardly uponsaid wire by means of links 8, connected tothe upper ends of levers 9,the latter being-pivoted near their lower ends at 10 upon key-levers 11of the second order, said key-levers being fulcrumed upon a transverserod 12 and the levers 9 having portions which extend below the keyleversand are provided with open horizontal slots 13 for engaging a transversefulcrum- 1o: rod 14, so that when the key-levers 11 are depressed theupright lovers 9 are caused to 50 I formed integrally from thin sheetmetal and swing rearwardly and pull the type-bars up to print, thelatter being provided with returning-springs 15. The types strike uponthe front side of a cylindrical platen 16, which is mounted upon a shaft17, journaled in the forward ends of side arms 18, whose rear ends aresecured at 19 to a slide 20, extending longitudinally of the platen,said arms 18 and slide 20 together constituting a bail-likecarriage-frame. Theslide is provided along its upper and lower edgeswith ball bearing grooves 21, which match grooves 22, formed,respectively, in the upper side of an underlying rail 23 and in theunder side of a rail 24, overhanging said slide, antifriction-balls 25being placed in the grooves and said rails the carriage as a whole issuspended by the rails 23 and 24, from which it extends for- 1 wardly.The carriage is propelled, as usual,

by a spring (not shown) and carries a longitudinal letter-spacing rack29, adapted to engage a pinion (not shown) usually connected to anescapement-wheel 30, whose movements are controlled by escapement-dogs31 and 32, carried upon the upper end of a rocker 33, mounted in adepending bracket 34 and con nected by arms 35 and hooks 36 toauniversal bar 37, extending transversely beneath the type-operatingkey-leversll, whereby at the operation of any of the latter the carriageis permitted to advance a letter-space.

Preferably a set of two balls 25 is placed in eachof the upper and lowerraceways. The halls in the lower set are confinedin perforations 38,formed at the ends of a lower spacer 39, lying [latwise between thecarriage-bar 20 and the lower rail 23, while the balls in the upper setare confinedin similarperforations formed in the end portions 40 of anupper spacer, the latter being connected to the lower spacer by a pairof arms 41, which are bent to follow the contour of the carriage-bar 20.The main portion 42 of the upper spacer is offset from the end portion40 by means of. short upwardly-bent arms 43 and lies on edge justforwardly of the upper rail 24. The parts numbered from 39 to 43,inclusive, are

constitute a light traveling frame, whereby all of the balls in theupper and lower sets are connected, so that their relative arrangementis constantly preserved. In order to prevent the balls from creeping orworking out/of their proper positions longitudinally of thepaper-carriage, the spacer 42 is provided-upon its under edge withrack-teeth 44, which mesh with a pinion 45, pivotally mounted upon ashoulder-screw 46, tapped intothc carriage-slide 20, about midway of thelength of the latter, said pinion being fixed to a pinion 47 of twiceits own diameter, a'nd'the latter being in mesh with a horizontal rack48, arranged longitudinally in by screws 49, collars being placed uponthe latter between the rack and the rail, so as to slightly separatethem, and thus afford a clearance for the spacer-rack 42. Since thecommon axis 46 of the pinions travels together with the carriage-slide20 and since the pinion 47 meshes with the fixed rack 48 and is ofdouble the diameter of the pinion 45, it follows that the spacer-rack42, meshing with the latter and arranged upon the same side of the axis46 as the rack 48, must travel at half the speed of the carriage-slide20, or, in other words, the gears taken together operate as a lever ofthe second order, the power being applied by the carriage-slide at 46,the fulcrum consisting of the fixed rack 48, and the work beingperformed upon the movable spacer-rack 42 at a point half-way betweenthe power 46 and the fulcrum 48, so that the movement of the spacer-rack42 is half that of the carriage-slide 20, and hence equal to the naturaltraveling speed, of the balls 25, so that there is no liability ofbinding, while at the same time the balls are under positive control atall times, and hence cannot creep out of their proper positionrelatively one to another or to the paper-carriage. It will be seen thatboth the controller-racks, as well as the pinions, may be inexpensivelyformed from sheet metal and that the contrivance as a whole is simple inconstruction and operation, as well as very compact, the latter featurebeing ofimportanccin the carriage mechanism of type-writing machines.

The letter-spacing rack 29, which occupies a position above its pinionand in rear of the carriage-slide 20, is fastened at its ends by screws51 to flanges 52, formed upon the rear ends of a pair of horizontalrocker-arms 53, thus forming a bail which is hinged to bosses 54, formedin line upon the innersides of the carriage-arms 18, the forward ends ofsaid rocker-arms 53 being pinned at 55 upon the inwardly-projecting endsof short rock-shafts 56, journaledv in said bosses 54 and having reducedportions 57 for clearance. Upon the outer ends of the rock-shafts arerigidly secured by screws 58 forwardly-extending levers 59, providedwith finger-pieces 60. Depression of either lever 59 causes its shaft 57to rock, whereby the arms 53 and rack 29 are elevated, thus freeing thecarriage from the control of the escapementwheel 30, so that it mayberun rapidly'in either direction. Upon release of the key 60 the rackdrops into mesh with its pinion, assisted by helical springs 61,compressed between the top faces of the rocker-arms 53 and the overlyingportions of the carriage-slide and retained by studs (32. It will beseen at Fig. 12 that the rack 29 is rabbeted to the flanges 52, so thatthe. bail is of solid construction, as well as firmly supported, thuscontributing to the accuracy of the letterfeeding action of thecarriage.

Directly overlying the upper carriage-rail 24 and journaled by pintles63 between op- IIO carriage-rail 23 and is pivoted upon the ends of thelatter by screws 71. Said bail hasa slot 72, which is engaged by a pin73, projecting from a horizontal. arm 74 of an elbowshapedlocking-lever, the latter being pivoted at 75 upon the framework andhaving an extending arm 76, which is hooked at 77, so as to catchbeneath a forwardly-extending arm 78 of the dog-rocker 33, therebypreventing operation of the latter, and hence of the type-operatingkeys, all as fully set forth in f a patent granted to said Jacob Felbel,No. 657,928, dated September 18, 1900. Said margin-gage bar may berocked or tilted by means of knobs 79, arranged at each end, as setforth in the patent just mentioned, for the purpose of releasing thelever 68, bar 70, and hook 76,

so that they may assume the Fig. 5 position, thereby unlockingdog-rocker arm 78 and the type-keys and also enabling the carriage toproceed; but in order to enable said margingage bar to be rocked moreconveniently an arm 80 is projected rearwardly therefrom, and by meansof a pin 81 upon its rear end engages a vertical link 82,the lower endwhereof is attached to a rearwardly-extending lever 83of the thirdorder. Said link engages the pin 81 by means of aslot 84:, so as topermit the margin-gage bar tobe rocked at times without operating saidlink. The lever 83is suitably fulcrumed at 85 upon the right-hand innerside of the base. A lever 86, pivoted at its rear end upon a dependingear 87 and carrying at its forward or keyboard end a margin-release key88, is ranged alongside of the lever 86 and loosely connected thereto bya pin 89. The levers and the link are supported in normal positionbyaspring 90, compressed between a rearward extension 91 upon lever 86and the under side of the usual overhanging rear portion of the base.Upon depressing the margin-release key 88 the lever 86 is forced downand by means of the pin 89 carries down the lever 83, which, through thelink 82 and arm 80, rocks the margin-gage bar, as illustrated at Fig. 6,thereby releasing the carriage-lever 68 from the projection orprojections 92, carried upon the adjustable devices 66. The margin-gagebar is provided with a returning spring or springs 93. Thus it will beseen that the releasing movement of the margin-gage bar may be ef fectedwithout removing either hand from the keyboard, thus saving time andlabor.

Paper introduced behind the platen 16 passes down between the same and adeflector 94, which extends practically the entire length of the platenand at its ends is mounted by cars upon a rock-shaft 96, journaled inthe side arms 18 of the paper-carriage. Said deflector curvesdownwardly, forwardly, and upwardly around the platen, terminating alittle below the printing-point, and is springpressed against the platenin the usual manner. In the rear portion of the deflector is formed anopening97 for a pressure-roller 98, the latter extending longitudinallyof the platen and journaled by a shaft 99 in the lower ends of arms 100,hanging from a shaft 101, mounted upon the upper forward side of thecarriage-slide 20. Leaf-springs 102 are secured at their lower ends byscrews 103 upon the rear edges of the arms and terminate at their upperends just beneath the shaft 101, where they bear rearwardly against theends of adjustable abutment-screws 104, threaded forwardly through theslide 20 and adapted to be adjusted so as to increase or decrease thepressure of the springs, and hence vary the pressure of the oppositeends of the roller 98 against the platen, said screws 104 being nickedat their rear ends for convenient adj ustment. The deflector 94. is alsoprovided near its forward edge with an opening or openings 105 for apressure roller or rollers 106, extending parallel with the platen andmounted at 107 upon the forward end of curved arms 108, which arepivoted upon a shaft 109 and sustained by springs 110, the latter beingsecured at their upper ends by screws 111 and curving downwardly andforwardly and bearing up against the arms 108.

The front paper-guides are mounted upon a rod 112, arrangedlongitudinally over the platen and fixed at its ends in the side barsbearing against a feather 117, formed integrally upon the rod 112. Theguidesmay be adjusted along the rod 112 to accommodate paper of variouswidths. It will be seen that the feather 117 not only stiffens the rod,but

also gives the end of each spring a bearing comparatively remote fromthe axis of the rod, thereby minimizing friction between the spring andthe rod when the paperguide is moved therealong, so that said guide maybe readily adjusted, while the finger ll l is pressed against the platenwith the necessary force.

Rearwardly-projecting gages 118 are hung upon the rod 112 by means ofbent arms 119 and ears 120, the latter clasping the yokes of the frontpaper-guides, so that when the latter are adjusted along the rod 112 thegages 118 are moved therewith. The cars 120 are keyed upon the said rod,as illustrated at Fig. 1, so that they cannot swing, and the gagesincline or slope inwardly from top to bottom, Fig. 13, forming a sort ofhopper,

" substantially to match the curvature of the arm 113.

platen and terminate on the rear side of the latter, where they supportthe paper-gages 118. It will be observed by an inspection of Fig. 1 thatthe paper-gage is situated in rear of the platen and in the space,pocket, or angle formed by the upper rear quadrant of the platen and thelower end of the paper-- table. It will also be seen that the papergageis of such shape that a portion of it extends down between the rear sideof the platen and the upper portion of the deflector 94, which latterserves as an extension of the paper-table. By arranging the paper-gagein thespace shownthat is, with its gaging-face in line with the openingor space between the platen and the deflector-the gage'is out of the wayand practically out of sight, and the paper may be most convenientlypositioned and then fed forward without liability of change of position'or adj ustmcnt, while at the same time, owing to the inset of the gage118 with reference to the arm 113, it is impossible to put the paper inwrong and so that its leading edge will feed upunder the The paper willinvariably feed inside said arm and pass up only under the paper-finger,114 andthen over the rod 120 and toward the upper end of thepaper-table. The arms 119 lie close to the platen, so that there is noliability of the edges of the paper catching between said arms and theplaten.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 10, a small roller 121 is arranged midwayof the platen and bears upon the upper front side thereof, being carriedupon the end of a projecting rod 122, which is 'detachably secured atone end by a thumb-screw 123 in a socket 124, formed on the right-handside arm 18 of the carriage, said rod having sufficient spring to enablethe pressure-roller 121 to yield when necessary. This roller is intendedfor holding against the platen the middle portion of a stiifcard orenvelop or of a pack of sheets, so as to afiord a smooth surface for thetype impressions and prevent underscoring, &c. The*rod 122 may bereleased by a turn of the screw 123 and withidrawn when not in use andconveniently replaced when desired.

A paper-shelf 125, Figs. 1 and 9, is pivotally mounted by oppositescrews 126 upon platen.

ted at their lower ends for engaging opposite studs 128,projectinginwardly from the side arms 18 of the paper-carriage. Saidshelf 125 is arranged forwardly of the detachable supporting-bail and ispivoted upon the screws 126 by means of bent ears 129, formed on theends of a strip 130, riveted to the rear face of the paper-shelf andextending along the lower edge thereof. By means of the slotted arms 127the paper-shelf and bail'may together be detached from the machine andconveniently replaced thereon, and when in use the papershelf may beswung forwardly upon the piv= ots 126, so as'to expose the margin-gagebar, over which, it will be observed, the upper portion of said shelfcurves, thus making it convenient to adjust-the margin-gages upon saidbar. The paper-shelf is returned to normal position .by springs 131,coiled around the screws 126.

A platen-scale 132, Figs. 1 and 10, is pivoted at each end by means ofshort rearwardly-projecting arms 133 upon the forward ends of arms 134,which are rigidly secured by screws 135 to lugs formed upon thecarriage-slide and extend forwardly below the By means of the hinge-arms133 the scaleis enabled to yield forwardly and downwardly to accommodatedifferent thicknesses of paper passing around the platen. The scale isyieldingly pressed against the platen by means of springs 136, fastenedupon the under sides of the arms 134 and bearing down upon rearwardlyprojecting fingers 137,

to said spacer, a spacer connected to the upper ends of the arms 41 andperforated to receive the balls in the upper grooves, said arms and saidspacers being integral and the arms 41 extending up in rear of saidcarriage-slide,

and the upper spacer including a forwardlyoffset and upturned rack 42occupying a position in front of the upper rail, a pinion 45 mountedupon the carriage-slide below said rack and meshing therewith, a pinion47 having twice the diameter of pinion 45 and rigidly secured thereto,and a rack 48 mounted upon the upper rail above saidpinion 47 andmeshing with pinion 47.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage-slide, aletter-spacing rack mounted upon forwardly-extending arms so as to forma bail, rock-shafts 56 carried at opposite ends of the slide and fixedat their inner ends to the forward ends of said arms, andforwardly-extending finger-levers fixed to the outer ends of saidrock-shafts.

3. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage-slide, rack29 arranged in rear thereof, forwardly-extending arms 53 fixed upon saidrack, rock-shafts 56 journaled in opposite bosses 54 and at their innerends secured to the forward ends of said arms 53, forwardly-extendinglevers 59 fixed to the outer ends of said rock-shafts and provided withfinger-pieces (30, and a spring 61 compressed between an arm 53 and aportion of said slide.

at. In a type-writing machine, the combina tion of a carriage-slide, aletter-spacing rack arranged in rear thereof, forwardly-extending armshaving flanged ends to which said rack is rabbeted and seen red byscrews, means for hinging the forward ends of said arms upon said slide,and a forwardly-extending finger-lever for swinging said rack.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage-slide, aletter-spacing rack ar 'anged in rear thereof, arms 53 having flangedrear ends 52 to which said rack is rabbeted and secured by screws 51,rock-shafts 56 mounted in opposite bosses 5% carried upon the forwardside of said slide and at their 'inner ends pinned to the forward endsof said arms 53,-and forwardly-extending finger-1evers 59 secured byscrews 58 upon the outer ends of said rock-shafts.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a carriage andsuitable letter-spacing devices therefor, of a margin-gage bar extendinglongitudinally of the carriage and pivotally supported upon theframework, keylocking devices, including a part mounted upon saidcarriage and cooperating with a projection carried upon said pivotedbar, arm 80 projecting from said bar, link 82 extending upwardly from alever 83 to said arm 80,

'jecting from said bar, link 82 loosely connecting lever 88 to said arm80, key-lever 86 extending to the keyboard and havingmeans for operatingsaid lever 83, a spring for said pivoted bar, and a spring for saidkey-lever 86.

8. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a carriage andsuitable letter-spacing devices therefor, of a bar extendinglongitudinally of the carriage and pivotally supported upontheframework, key-locking devices, includinga part mounted upon saidcarriage and cooperating with a projection carried upon said pivotedbar, arm 80 projecting froinsaid bar, link 82 having slot 84: forengaging a pin projecting from said arm 80, lever 83fulcrumed at one endandattached at theother end to the lower end of said link, keylever 86fulcrumed at its rear end and tion of a carriage, lever 08 thereon, bar

mounted upon the framework of the machine and operable by said lever,locking-lever, 76 connected to said bar 70, dog-rocker 33 havingarm 78adapted to be engaged by the lever 76, type-operatingkeys operativelyconnected to said dog-rocker, bar 65 extending longitudinally of thecarriage and pivotally supported upon the framework, projection 92adjustable along said bar 65 and engaged by said lever 68, arm 80 fixedupon said'bar (35, link 82 having pin-and-slot connection with saidarmSO, lever 83 attached at its rear end to said link and fulcrumed atits forward end, bearing-pin 80, lever 86 pivoted at its rear end andhaving at its forward end a key, spring 90 for said lever 86, and spring93 for said bar.65.

10. In a front-strike writing-machine, the combination of a carriage, aplaten, the detachable rod 122 supported at its outer end by thecarriage and provided at its inner free end with a pressure device.

11. In a front-strike writing-machine, the

combination of a carriage, a platen, the detachable spring-arm 122attached atits outer end tothe carriage and provided, at its inner freeend about midway of the platen with a pressure-roller 121. j

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a deflector9% having perforations 97 and and extending down the rear side of theplaten and forwardly and upwardly around the same and terminating belowthe printing-point, pressure-roller 98 projecting through theperforation 97in said deflector carried by pendent arms lOOhavingsprings 102 bearing against adjustable abutments 104, pressure-roller106 passing through the perforation 105 in said deflector and carriedupon the forward ends of arms 108, mounted independently of the armslOO,and provided with springs 110 fixed upon the carriage and bearingagainst saidarmslOS between the ends of the latter.

13. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a rod112 arranged longitudinally thereover and provided with an integralfeather 117, forwardly and down wardly curving arms 113 pivotallyengaging said rod by means of perforated yoke 115, a spring surroundingsaid rod and confined in said yoke and bearingat one end upon saidfeather, and a pivotally-mounted paper-finger carried by the lower endof said arm and held against the platen by means of said spring.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a gagefor the side edge of the paper having a downwardly and inwardly slopingface.

15. Inca type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a gagefor the side edge of the paper arranged in rear of the platen and havinga downwardly and inwardly inclined face.

16. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of arodarranged thereover, a paper-gage adjustable on said rod and comprising arearwardly-curved arm 119 and an inclined gage 118.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a ,platen and apaper-table arranged in rearthereof and at an angle thereto, of anadjustable paper-gage arranged in proximity to the lower end of thepaper-table and in the angle between it and the rear side of the platen.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combie nation with a platen and apaper-table arranged in rear thereof and at an angle thereto, of apaper-gage arranged in proximity to the lower end of the paper-table andin the angle between it and the rear side of the platen, a curved armcarrying said paper-gage, and a rod arranged over the platen forsupporting said arm.

v 19. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen and adeflector, of an adjustable paper-gage arranged on the rear side of theplaten and between it and the deflector.

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen and adeflector, of a rod arranged over the platen, an arm adjustable on saidrod and curving rearwardly and do wnwardly behindthe platen, and apaper-gage carried by said arm and arranged between the platen and thedeflector.

21. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, apaper-table and a deflector, of a paper-gage arranged in the pocket orangle formed by the paper-table and deflector and the rear side of theplaten.

22. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a platen, apapentable and a de flector, of a rod arranged over the platen, a curvedarm extending down in rear of the platen, and a paper-gage carried bysaid arm and arranged in the angle or pocket formed by the rear sideot'the platen and the lower end of the paper-table and the upper end of thedeflector. I

23. In a type-writing machine, the combination with the platen, thepaper-table and the defiector,of a rod arranged over the platen, the arm113 adjustable on said rod and carrying a paper-guiding device, thecurved arm 119 also supported on said rod and adjustable with the arm113, and a paper-gage 118 supported by the arm 119 below the top of theplaten and in rear thereof and inset from the arm 113.

24- In a type-writing machine, the combi-- nation of a platen, a rodmounted over the platen, a paper-guide having a part pivotally engagingsaid rod and extending forwardly and downwardly around the platen, and apaper-gagearranged in rear of the platen and carried by an arm connectedto said paperguide but directly engaging said rod independently of thepaper-guide, the guide and the gage being adjustable together along saidrod.

25. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a rodmounted thereover, a paper-guidehaving a supporting portion pivotallyengaging said rod and extending forwardly and downwardly around theplaten, and a paper-gage arranged in rear of the platen and mounted upona depending arm which directly engages said rod by means of cars whichclasp the supporting portion of said paper-guide, the latter and thegage being adjustable together along said rod.

26. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a rodarranged thereover and having an integral feather, a paperguide having aperforated yoke portion piv-,

otally engaging said rod and extending forwardly and downwardly aroundthe platen and carrying at its lower end a pivotallymountedpaper-finger, a spring surrounding said rod and confined in said yokeand hearing at one end upon the latter and at the other end upon saidfeather, and a sloping papergage 118 arranged in rear of said platen andcarried upon the lower end of a depending arm 119 which lies close tothe platen and is keyed upon said rod by means of ears 120 which claspsaid yoke. V

27. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a carriage and aplaten, of a paper-shelf having ears 129 pivotally mounted upon arms 127which are detachably secured upon the carriage.

'28. In a type-Writing machine, the combi-' nation with a carriage and aplaten, of a paper-shelf 125, strip 180 secured thereto and having ears129, a bail comprising arms 127 which are mounted upon the carriage,screws 126 for pivoting said ears upon said arms, and spring 131.

29. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a carriage and aplaten,of a springcontrolled paper shelf pivotally mounted upon a devicewhich is detachably mounted upon the carriage.

30. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a platen and acarriage, of margin-controlling devices including a bar arranged in rearof the platen, a paper-shelf overhanging said bar and pivotally mountedupon a device which is detachably mounted upon the carriage, so thatsaid paper-shelf may be swung forwardly to expose said margin-gage bar,and a spring for returning the paper-shelf to normal position.

31. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen and acarriage, of a support detachably mounted upon the carriage in rear ofthe platen, and a spring-pressed paper-shelf arranged forwardly of saidsupport and pivotally mounted thereon.

32. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage havingstuds, a supportarms 134 projecting forwardly from said car- I5riage-slide beneath the platen, and spring 136 mounted upon said arms134i and bearing upon fingers 137 formed upon said arms 133.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, in the city of New York, in thecounty of New York 20 and State of New York, this 9th day of May, A. D.1901.

JACOB 'FELBEL. CARL GABRIELSON.

itnesses:

K. V. DONOVAN, E. M. WELLs.

